Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-04
BOCKBRIDGE ALUM.
HOW THE CAVITY GOES or AT THESE
SPRINGS.
A Pretty Gernan-A Fancy Dress BALI
Characters Assumed by Ladies
and Gentlemen.
correspondence of the Richmond Dispa'ch'I

and Gen tlemen.
correspondence OF the Richmond Dispacn'j
AuaUsr 2, 1887.
The initial german of the Rockbrld3e
Alum took place on Monday morning.
under the guidance OF Mr.. Graham, OF
Lexington, and fifty ladies and gentle
men participated. The whole affair
came off tremendously, although seve-
raj participants, declared entire igno-
rance of this beautiful dance. To one
sitting at little distance 1t u qnite
amusing to see the method OF intro
ducing the young men to the ladieS'
The fair damsels generally SIT III long
line which extends through nearly the
entire ballroom, whilst the young man
is led TO the head and introduced by
successive steps through the entire line.
BY the time he has reached the fifteenth
or sixteenth girl his head has acquired
such motion by bowling individually
TO the ladies that, to all appearances, 1T
will drop OF, but as yet no such acct
dent has occurred. LOW
FANCY DRESS BALL.
Our fancy dress ball last Friday night
was undoubtedly the event OF the sea
son, and numerous magnificent and
realistic costume were worn. The bail
was opened and the march led by Miss
FancLon Paddock, OF Long Branch,
and Miss Jennie Einstein, OF Savannah,
Ga, with their respective escorts and
as the procession moved mp the spacious
and elegant ballroom it presented a
truly beautiful and charming spectacle.
Perhaps the most unique costume
was that Of Master Albert August
Of Richmond, who appeared III al
entire suit made of the Dis
patch. The following were some of
the characters represented by the Ia
dies: Miss Marietta Ewing, Bohemian
Girl Miss Ella August, Wood Nymph;
Mss Sell Mathews, Dancing Girl Miss
Hellie Mathews, "Ophelia "; Miss
B,rtio Goldsmith, Gypsy Miss Ethel
Rosonthall, Milkmaid; Miss VI.
Dernison, Swiss Peasant; Miss
Mamie Campbell, French Pea
SAINT; Miss ID. Reynolds, Spanish
Girl; Miss C. Reynolds, Flora;
Miss Chandler, Tennis Girl
Miss Mosby, Crecian Matron;
Miss II. Simons, Oriental Dancing
GiIl; Miss j. Einstein, Peasant
Amongst the gentlemen, Mr.. W. &.
Bradley, Of Lexington, "a an artist OF tho
sixteenth century, had decidedly the
pretticst costume, whilst every detail
Of his dress was in accordance with the
character represented. But, in fact,
the whole ball was free from those
startling mistakes which usually charac-
telizc affairs of this kind, such as arm
inc one Of the Caesars with gold
headed cane and eyeglasses or placing
red silk parasol in the hands OF Juno
or Diana.
Tow TIE GENTLEMEN DID 1T.
The best characters represented by
tie gentlemen were as follows: MIR.
Fred. Gottieb. Scottish Chief Mr.
VIII Rogers, Italian Minstrel Mr.. l..
J.. Badger, Cowboy; Mr.. Julian Mitch
I'll, Turkish Gentleman; Mr.. Frank
Chew, Dude VITA Poodle; Messrs.
Myels and Smiser, Tennis-Players;
Mr. James Trayser, Old Country Gen
tleman; Mr.. Hamilton. Grandma, and
Mr.. Tom August, Little Maid from
School.
| do not know whether it is the good
fare or the water or the inyigOratlng air,
but the guests certainly do await each
meal with eagerness. About fifteen
minutes be ore dinner they even wait
on the threshold of the dining hall un-
til the doors are opened, and Judging
from their appetites one would think
they were half-grown boys. L. G.